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Memorial Oak

 
 
Memorial Oak Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 20, 2020
1. Memorial Oak Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated May 30, 2011
by the R.M. Butterweck
Detachment
Marine Corps League
A living memorial to honor Veterans of all wars

 
Erected 2011 by R.M. Butterweck Detachment, Marine Corps League.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 20.088′ N, 75° 54.712′ W. Memorial is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It can be reached from Hill Road just west of Constitution Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1274 Hill Rd, Reading PA 19602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker: The Artillerists Oak (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Persian Gulf War-Era Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); The Camel Tree (a few steps from this marker); World War II Victory (a few steps from this marker); POW ★ MIA (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.
 
The Memorial Oak image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 20, 2020
2. The Memorial Oak
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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